Important Usernames to Reserve

If you only reserve 50 usernames, make them count. These are the highest-risk handles that attackers target first — the ones that enable phishing, impersonation, and social engineering when left unprotected.

The most important category is support and billing terms. Handles like support, help, billing, payments, and account are used in nearly every phishing attack. When @support messages a user asking for their password, many will comply. These handles need to be reserved or controlled by your actual support team.

Second priority is security-related terms. Reserve security, secure, verify, verified, confirm, auth, login, and similar. These appear in phishing URLs and credential theft schemes. An attacker with the @verify handle can send convincing "verify your account" messages.

Third is your brand and official accounts. Your company name, product names, and official designations (like company_official or company_support) must be locked down. Attackers register these handles on new platforms specifically to impersonate companies.

Finally, administrative terms like admin, moderator, staff, and team. These suggest authority. Users trust messages from accounts with these names. Reserve them even if you do not plan to use them — it is about preventing misuse, not your own usage.

Key Takeaways

  • Support terms (support, help, billing) are #1 targets for phishing attacks
  • Security terms (verify, secure, auth) appear in credential theft schemes
  • Brand names and official handles prevent company impersonation
  • Admin terms (admin, moderator, staff) suggest false authority
  • Prioritize these 50-100 handles if you cannot implement full reservation

Common Reserved Categories

System & Infrastructure

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Technical usernames like admin, root, and api that platforms block to prevent conflicts with core functionality and administrative access.

@admin@administrator@root@system@api

Brand Names & Trademarks

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Trademarked company names and brand identifiers that platforms protect to prevent impersonation and trademark infringement.

@google@apple@microsoft@amazon@meta

Celebrities & Public Figures

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Names of famous individuals, influencers, politicians, and public personalities that require identity verification.

@elonmusk@taylorswift@mrbeast@pewdiepie@oprah

Geographic Locations

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City names, country names, states, and notable locations that platforms often reserve for official regional accounts.

@paris@tokyo@london@newyork@california

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